Open-Faced Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
Recipe from Lauren Ulm
Tea sandwiches are great in their standard form, but why not make open-faced sandwiches for a party to show off the cucumber? Try not to smirk when your guests fawn all over them. These are so easy, you’re going to laugh.
Read more about this recipe at VeganYumYum.
ingredients
Cucumber
Vegan cream cheese (tofutti better than cream cheese)
Sandwich bread
Parsley, mint or watercress (for garnish)
timer
prep: 15 minutes
total: 15 minutes
tools
vegetable peeler
paper towels (optional)
cookie cutters (optional)
knife
instructions
1. Shave long strips of cucumber with a regular vegetable peeler. Pat them with a paper towel if they seem too wet.
2. Spread your favorite sandwich bread with vegan cream cheese.
3. Lay out cucumber in a pretty pattern, slightly overlapping.
4. Cut off crusts and cut to desired shape, using a knife or a cookie-cutter for non-square sandwiches. Sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper. Garnish with parsley, mint or watercress.
